Container for toilet brush

ABSTRACT

A container includes a container member having an inner peripheral flange curved and folded radially and inwardly from a lower portion, a base plate engaged into the container member and having a peripheral recess for engaging with the peripheral flange of the container member, a frame engaged with the lower portion of the container member, and a bottom board engaged onto the frame and secured to the base plate for securing the frame between the bottom board and the base plate and for detachably securing the frame and the bottom board and the base plate to the lower portion of the container member and for cleaning purposes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a container, and more particularly to a container including a detachable or disengageable structure for selectively receiving or containing the toilet brush and/or the toilet sucker and for allowing the container to be easily disassembled for cleaning purposes.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Various kinds of typical containers have been developed and provided for receiving or containing a toilet brush, or may comprise a toilet brush selectively received or engaged in the typical container. Normally, for sealingly receiving the water and the toilet brush, the typical container is normally made or formed into a well sealed structure having a blinded chamber formed therein for sealingly receiving the water therein and for preventing the water from leaking.

For example, U.S. Design Pat. No. Des. 349,237 to Hall, U.S. Design Pat. No. D465,957 S to Driscoll et al., and U.S. Design Pat. No. D481,573 to Lin disclose three of the typical containers for receiving or containing a toilet brush.

However, after cleaning operation, the parts or elements of the typical containers may not be detached or disengaged or disassembled from each other such that the typical containers may not be easily cleaned by the users.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional containers for receiving or containing the toilet brushes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a container including a detachable or disengageable structure for selectively receiving or containing the toilet brush and/or the toilet sucker and for allowing the container to be easily disassembled for cleaning purposes.

In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a container comprising a container member including a cylindrical structure having an inner peripheral flange curved and folded radially and inwardly from a lower portion thereof, and including a chamber formed therein, a base plate engaged into an inner chamber of the container member, the base plate including a peripheral recess formed therein for engaging with the peripheral flange of the container member, a frame having an upper peripheral shoulder formed therein for receiving the lower portion of the container member, and a bottom board engaged onto the frame and secured to the base plate for securing the frame between the bottom board and the base plate and for detachably securing the frame and the bottom board and the base plate to the lower portion of the container member. The frame and the bottom board and the base plate may be selectively disengaged or disassembled from the lower portion of the container member for allowing the container to be easily disassembled and cleaned.

The frame includes a peripheral bulge extended upwardly therefrom for engaging onto the lower portion of the container member, and includes a peripheral rib extended radially and inwardly therefrom for forming the upper peripheral shoulder therein and for receiving or supporting the lower portion of the container member.

The frame includes a lower peripheral shoulder formed therein for receiving the bottom board. The plate includes at least one screw hole formed therein, and the bottom board includes at least one orifice formed therein and aligned with the screw hole of the base plate for receiving a fastener therein.

The container member includes an opened upper portion, a ring member includes a peripheral fence engaged into the opened upper portion of the container member. The plate includes at least one stud extended therefrom and having the screw hole formed in the stud. The bottom board includes at least one stud extended therefrom and having the orifice formed through the stud.

A toilet brush may further be provided and selectively engaged into the chamber of the container member. A ring member includes a peripheral fence engaged into the container member and includes an inner peripheral shoulder formed therein, the toilet brush includes a brush member disposed on a shank, and a cover having an aperture formed therein for detechably attaching to the shank and for engaging with the inner peripheral shoulder of the container member and for blocking the container member.

A toilet sucker may further be provided and selectively engaged into the chamber of the container member. The toilet sucker includes a sucker member disposed on a shank, and a cover having an aperture formed therein for detachably attaching to the shank and for engaging with the inner peripheral shoulder of the container member and for blocking the container member. A cushioning pad may further be provided and attached onto a bottom portion of the bottom board and the frame.

Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a partial exploded view of a container in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container for receiving or containing the toilet brushes;

FIG. 3 is a plan schematic view of the container in which a portion of the container has been cut off or removed for showing the inner structure of the container;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the container;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a base plate of the container; and

FIG. 6 is a partial exploded view similar to FIG. 1 illustrating the other arrangement of the container.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIG. 1, a container 2 in accordance with the present invention comprises a container body or member 20 for selectively receiving or containing a toilet brush 50 and/or a toilet sucker 60 (FIG. 6). For example, as shown in FIGS. 1-4, the container body or member 20 includes a tubular or cylindrical structure having an inner peripheral flange 21 curved and folded radially and inwardly from the lower portion 22 thereof, and having an opened upper portion 23. A rim or ring member 24 includes a narrowed or diameter reduced peripheral fence 25 extended downwardly therefrom for engaging into the opened upper portion 23 of the container member 20, and includes an inner peripheral shoulder 26 formed therein.

A base device 30 includes a base plate 31 to be engaged into an inner chamber 28 of the container member 20 and having a peripheral recess 32 formed in the lower or bottom portion thereof for engaging with or for receiving the peripheral flange 21 of the container member 20, best shown in FIG. 3. It is preferable that the base plate 31 is sealingly engaged into the inner chamber 28 of the container member 20 with a force-fitted engagement for forming a water-tight seal between the container member 20 and the base plate 31. The base plate 31 further includes one or more (such as four) studs 33 extended downwardly therefrom and each having a screw hole 34 formed therein (FIG. 5).

A frame 35 includes a peripheral bulge 36 extended upwardly therefrom for engaging onto the outer and/or lower portion 22 of the container member 20, and includes a peripheral rib 37 extended radially and inwardly therefrom for forming an upper peripheral shoulder 38 therein and for stably receiving or anchoring the outer and/or lower portion 22 of the container member 20, also best shown in FIG. 3. The frame 35 further includes an inner peripheral shoulder 39 formed in the lower or bottom portion thereof for receiving a bottom board 40 therein. The bottom board 40 also includes one or more (such as four) studs 41 extended therein and aligned with the studs 33 of the base plate 31 and each having an orifice 42 formed therein and aligned with the screw holes 34 of the base plate 31 for receiving a fastener 43 therein.

The fasteners 43 may be engaged through the orifices 42 of the bottom board 40 and may be threaded or engaged with the screw holes 34 of the base plate 31 for solidly securing the bottom board 40 to the base plate 31 (FIG. 3), and also for solidly securing the frame 35 between the bottom board 40 and the base plate 31, and also for solidly and detachably securing the frame 35 and the bottom board 40 and the base plate 31 to the lower portion 22 of the container member 20. It is further preferable that a cushioning pad 44 is further provided and attached or secured onto the bottom portion of the bottom board 40 and/or the frame 35 for such as anti-slipping purposes.

In operation, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, either of the toilet brushes 50 and/or either of the toilet suckers 60 may be engaged into the inner chamber 28 of the container member 20 which may also be provided for receiving the water or the detergent or the other cleaning agent therein. For example, the toilet brushes 50 each include a brush member 51 disposed or provided on the lower portion of a shank 52, and a cover 53 having an aperture 54 formed therein for detachably or removably attaching to the shank 52 and for selectively engaging with the inner peripheral shoulder 26 of the container member 20 and for suitably blocking or sealing the container member 20.

Similarly, the toilet suckers 60 each also include a sucker member 61 disposed or provided on the lower portion of a shank 62, and a cover 63 having an aperture 64 formed therein for detachably or removably attaching to the shank 62 and for selectively engaging with the inner peripheral shoulder 26 of the container member 20 and for suitably blocking or sealing the container member 20. After use, the frame 35 and the bottom board 40 and the base plate 31 may be detached or disassembled from the lower portion 22 of the container member 20 for allowing the container member 20 to be easily cleaned.

Accordingly, the container in accordance with the present invention includes a detachable or disengageable structure for selectively receiving or containing the toilet brush and/or the toilet sucker and for allowing the container to be easily disassembled for cleaning purposes.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed. 

1. A container comprising: a container member including a cylindrical structure having an inner peripheral flange curved and folded radially and inwardly from a lower portion thereof, and including a chamber formed therein, a base plate engaged into an inner chamber of said container member, said base plate including a peripheral recess formed therein for engaging with said peripheral flange of said container member, a frame having an upper peripheral shoulder formed therein for receiving said lower portion of said container member, and a bottom board engaged onto said frame and secured to said base plate for securing said frame between said bottom board and said base plate and for detachably securing said frame and said bottom board and said base plate to said lower portion of said container member.
 2. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said frame includes a peripheral bulge extended upwardly therefrom for engaging onto said lower portion of said container member, and includes a peripheral rib extended radially and inwardly therefrom for forming said upper peripheral shoulder therein and for receiving said lower portion of said container member.
 3. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said frame includes a lower peripheral shoulder formed therein for receiving said bottom board.
 4. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base plate includes at least one screw hole formed therein, and said bottom board includes at least one orifice formed therein and aligned with said at least one screw hole of said base plate for receiving a fastener therein.
 5. The container as claimed in claim 4, wherein said container member includes an opened upper portion, a ring member includes a peripheral fence engaged into said opened upper portion of said container member.
 6. The container as claimed in claim 4, wherein said base plate includes at least one stud extended therefrom and having said at least one screw hole formed in said at least one stud.
 7. The container as claimed in claim 4, wherein said bottom board includes at least one stud extended therefrom and having said at least one orifice formed through said at least one stud.
 8. The container as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a toilet brush selectively engaged into said chamber of said container member.
 9. The container as claimed in claim 8, wherein a ring member includes a peripheral fence engaged into said container member and includes an inner peripheral shoulder formed therein, said toilet brush includes a brush member disposed on a shank, and a cover having an aperture formed therein for detachably attaching to said shank and for engaging with said inner peripheral shoulder of said container member and for blocking said container member.
 10. The container as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a toilet sucker selectively engaged into said chamber of said container member.
 11. The container as claimed in claim 10, wherein a ring member includes a peripheral fence engaged into said container member and includes an inner peripheral shoulder formed therein, said toilet sucker includes a sucker member disposed on a shank, and a cover having an aperture formed therein for detachably attaching to said shank and for engaging with said inner peripheral shoulder of said container member and for blocking said container member.
 12. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein a cushioning pad is attached onto a bottom portion of said bottom board and said frame. 